VOL.52 No5 The Journal of Bourne End (Bucks) Community Association OCT/NOV 2016 £1Suggested price

THEThe Don’t Destroy FIGHT Bourne End action GOES group was set up to ON... fight proposals by Wycombe District Council to build around 700 additional homes in the village, some on land previously designated as greenbelt areas. Here, the group’s leader, Penny Drayton, gives us an update on their fight... In June 2016 Wycombe District Council announced despite every valid and reasoned argument we will also be doing a leaflet drop around the area with their proposal to build approximately 700 new houses residents gave, it would appear that they plan to a donation envelope and with information on how in Bourne End and Wooburn Green. The plough on regardless. So the fight goes on! you can help. Please keep an eye out for this. developments would be on the greenbelt land of ‘Don’t Destroy Bourne End’ (DDBE) is an action We have launched a photography contest. We are Hollands Farm and an area off Northern Heights group that was formed to fight this terrible looking for photographs of our area which capture above New Road. Also included in the plan is the proposal. The group has now got Charity Status the essence and beauty which we all love. Final release of the reserve site of Slate Meadow which is under the title of ‘Keep Bourne End Green’ submissions must be received by midnight on in the flood plain. (Registered Charity number 1169057). October 16. Please send high resolution photos to The shock of the news has sunk in with most people This is a huge step for us as now we can start [email protected]. A minimum of 12 photos will now, although the anger and disappointment stays as raising funds which we can then use for be selected to make a Bourne End calendar for rife as ever. If this plan were to go ahead the entire professional representation for the fight which may 2017. Individual photos will also be selected for community would be very badly affected, there’s no be ahead. cards. doubt about that. As well as exciting events in planning stages for The calendar and cards will be sold at upcoming With the loss of our beautiful green spaces, the the new year (like a Winter Ball), we have some events, look out for our stand at the community increase in volume of traffic, no suitable infrastructure immediate fundraising going on too. market and on Christmas Fun Night as well as at plans and flooding issues, it could be catastrophic. We are also looking for monetary donations from other events. The population increase could be around 40%. Our anyone who can spare it. We have set up a Please continue to support this fight, for everyone’s village wouldn’t cope and would be changed forever. JustGiving page under the charity's name and we sake. Keep up to date by joining our facebook group The community has spoken and sent its ‘Don’t Destroy Bourne End’, visit our website at responses to the council. The council has www.ddbe.online, contact us on email on acknowledged the huge response that was [email protected] or [email protected], received, although there has been no satisfactory call us on 0300 302 0866 or tweet us on feedback yet. Q&A sessions were held by the @ddbeinfo council early September, but unfortunately, Penny Drayton

Village plans for Renaissance retirement homes

Plans to transform an old village centre industrial area by building traditional style two- bedroom luxury apartments have been submitted by Renaissance Retirement Homes. Wharf Lane Business Centre is the proposed site for 21 apartments with the same number of parking spaces. Great interest was shown in the plans which were displayed at the community centre in August. Jim Penfold, chairman of Bourne End Residents Association, wanted to see all elevations before the plans were given their approval. He said later: “Side and rear elevations were not available which will show the way the windows face in relation to existing Mixed views on apartments... homes in Southbourne A new development on the site of the former Railway Hotel (later the Drive, Wharf Lane and Firefly public house) is getting mixed reviews on local social media Waldens Close. sites. The modern-style apartments and a house straddling Station “But what they Road and Southbourne Drive are a far cry from the traditional propose is a vast building which they replace. But it seems for every person who is improvement on what’s unhappy with the design of the nine apartments there is another who thinks they look very smart. Whatever you think they will be ready by there.” the end of October and the estate agent reports great interest. BULL’SBULL’S EYE EYE We rely on a wonderful army of volunteers who distribute Target magazine every two months. And for this, Target needs YOUR HELP..

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2 Could you become one of the Target delivery team? opportunity to meet up for a chat and something to Please look out for the banners, posters and eat in pleasant surroundings. advertisements locally for confirmation that the WOOBURN event is taking place. As in the past, money raised ChristmasLights2016around Wooburn Green will go towards the maintenance of the Christmas RESIDENTS During an evening in June a phone call was lights. received from the Police to say that our Christmas Could we ask residents living around The Green ASSOCIATION lights in the oak tree on the Memorial Green were that if they plan to put up Christmas lights this year, By Margaret Amos on the ground. they aim to put them up for Saturday November 26. Secretary to the Association It was assumed that they had been knocked out of Wooburn Green will then look as attractive this the tree by a lorry. Christmas as last year. At a Wooburn Residents’ Association meeting this To replace them it is going to cost Wooburn time last year one resident commented how proud Residents’ Association more than £3,000. However, Wycombe District Council’s Local Plan she felt to say she lived in Wooburn Green because before the new lights can be fitted, the oak tree has Wooburn Resident’s Association lodged its The Green was looking so attractive with the to be pruned because the same thing could happen comments on the plan to the council, along with hanging baskets. We are delighted to echo those again. more than 3,000 others. It is sincerely hoped that comments this year. The parish council has agreed to the pruning, but they will take some notice. Kay, the Landlady at The Red Lion has extremely this needs planning permission from Wycombe green fingers and could run a master-class on District Council and as we know this takes time. The next meeting takes place on Monday hanging baskets. November 14, at 7.30pm, in the parish council Our thanks also to The Queen and Albert for adding ChristmasLightsCelebration – Saturday offices, Town Lane, Wooburn HP10 0PS. Please to the colour and to the parish council for providing November 26 at 4.30pm, The Red Lion (provisional note the time change. All are welcome to attend. the attractive hanging baskets. date for your diary). A new addition to Wooburn Green is Perkys Coffee With the oak tree being Wooburn Green’s most Contact us: House. Lucy and Levi, the proprietors, say: “We can attractive decoration at Christmas there would be For the latest news visit www.wooburnresidents.org offer a friendly, relaxed environment to enjoy high little point in having a Christmas Lights Celebration or follow us on Facebook at quality coffee and a tasty treat. We have our own unless its lights are replaced in time. https://www.facebook.com/wooburnresidents. roast Costa Rican coffee called Perkup and it is We very much hope that the situation will be If you would like to receive our emailed monthly worth mentioning that all our takeaway containers resolved satisfactorily and the event can go ahead newsletter, this can be arranged through our are biodegradable. as in previous years. website. “We look forward to being part of The Green scene We have asked Father Christmas to pay a visit to and thank everyone for their support.” The Red Lion on The Green at 4.30pm on Saturday Mark and Michelle at The Village Bakery have been November 26, to hear what the children would like providing locals with wonderful bread, breakfasts, in their stockings on Christmas Day, and we have sandwiches and other tasty snacks for a long time, provisionally booked the Marlow Ukulele Band to as well as supporting Wooburn Residents’ entertain us with Christmas music. Association. We hope that you will have the opportunity to With the addition of Perkys, residents and those come along for a festive drink and mince pie, and who work in Wooburn Green have even more meet your friends and neighbours.

Support local shops and businesses 3 already overcrowded schools would future by the same company to look at the areas which are generations of children be educated? We strongly designed to be removed from the Green Belt. The believe that the infrastructure cannot cope with such questio ns to be considered are many and certain an increase. Now we need to prove this criteria needs to be met before land from the Green categorically. Belt can be released for housing needs. What Good planning insists that these problems are criteria? We don’t know. But the professional solved before any developme nt takes place. WDC planners do. Their response will ensure that WDC is planners ignore the fact. Bourne End Residents’ abiding by the rules. Association has decided that something else needs After that we are not sure what our next step will be, We are convinced that building a further 700 to be done if we are to be listened to by these but we will always keep you informed and my houses would be disastrous for the village of planners. A new professional approach is required. telephone number is at the end of this report. WDC Bourne End and the surrounding area. But the After the area-wide consultation WDC were are saying that they will publish their New Local Plan proposal by Wycombe District Council is to do just required to produce a draft sustainability document after Christmas and again, this is for consultation that on sites at Slate Meadow, Hollands Farm and to prove that this area can cope with this increase in and we can make our views known. Northern Heights. the size of population. The public were asked to On a separate issue I can report that at last the So far we have written with our objections to the comment on this draft Sustainability Appraisal. public inquiry into an order to create a bridleway on local plan and we have encouraged everyone, both Initially we were given just over two weeks, but this the old railway line from Cores End Road to Manor organisations and individuals, to do likewise. Q& A was extended to just over four weeks. Farm in Wooburn Green has been completed. sessions organised by WDC have been attended, At this stage we decided that the residents’ Combined it took a total of six days. We now await but frankly the answers to serious concerns have association needed to employ the services of a the decision of the Planning Inspector. Clearly most been platitudes. Similarly, our views on the effect professional planning consultancy to talk for us. residents of Bourne End and Wooburn will hope for a that this number of houses and their occupants They talk the same language as the WDC officers positive result which will create an environmentally would put on the infrastructure have been ignored and they are familiar with all the planning friendly route between ourtwo villages. or brushed aside. requirements and government guidance. Once again thank you for reading this article. The Now the doctor’s surgeries are unable to attract We instructed a firm from Abingdon who produced views expressed are mine alone. If you have any new practitioners. How can you improve Cores End what we believe to be a very professional response queries or thoughts on these issues, please feel free Road, Furlong Road or Hedsor Road? Just three which was presented to WDC by the due date. to give me a call. local roads that will be affected. Where in our Our next objective is to produce a similar response Jim Penfold (01628 525415)

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Please support Target advertisers 5 Marina Life with Peter Osborne

Can someone advise me as to where the boats and why are they still being sold and water levels being Summer has gone? It seemed to be Spring bought? too high and there yesterday and now it’s Autumn? Maybe it’s my It’s been a funny old year, a good one I may is a rain storm due age? Currently we are enjoying an Autumn add, but a little strange. Although the river about the time the heat wave that will no doubt come to an end would appear not to be as busy Chaos and work is to with thunderbolts and lightning very, very Matty have been much busier this Summer commence. Oh frightening. carrying out work on boats. dear. It will be fun to see how that pans out. Our equipment worked well this season with It’s usual during Summer not to have boats only a few minor hiccups with the tug and our out on the ‘hard’ but this season we’ve had Some people may have noticed that they had sewage pump, which is used to empty the boats out most of the time. Not only does this difficulty in obtaining Calor Gas this Summer sewage from the boats. Our pump will annoy the boys as they don’t get their usual for their barbecue. We have been pulling our occasionally decide that it doesn’t want to rest, but it also plays havoc with their senses hair out as we had great difficulties in getting work. and confuses their brains as to what season it hold of certain bottles to sell. There was a After the boys carry out all the obvious is. I guess in the height of the Winter they’ll shortage of the patio gas (the green bottles). immediate checks (such as looking for think it’s the Summer. It will be interesting Phone calls were even made the CEO of blockages) and fail to fix it, we call the pump seeing them hard at work in the snow with Calor, although I couldn’t get hold of him and company who respond very fast and their tops off. had to make do with a minion. There are only a administer the appropriate medicine or surgery. few plants around the world that can make We had one such breakdown this Summer, but We had a film crew down at the marina and these bottles and Calor had some on order from thankfully we only lost one customer who also over at The Bounty filming a programme China. I hear that this delivery was due in came back on another occasion. fronted by Ben Fogel. It was about walking March, but only arrived in July. Now you I cannot remember the pump being out of dogs in the locality. Rocky will be on the TV know, bottle shortages create a gas shortage, action for more than 24 hours other than for in January (Channel 4) enjoying himself at and there’s an increased demand as there are so planned maintenance. It is important that we The Bounty along with many other local many more gas barbecues about. I have gone keep it active as other pumps on the river seem canines. We are still waiting for the royalty back to charcoal and have never suffered a to break down quite frequently and remain cheque. No sign of it yet. delay in fuel supply. inactive for a very long time. Apparently the programme will be aired in We have the confidence of river users that our the new year as it’s a ‘happy’ programme and Over the Winter months the Environment facility is always working so we tend to get the that is what the viewers like after Christmas to Agency undertake various repairs to the river majority of the business from our part of the cheer themselves up. I would suggest that they banks and locks which usually entails locks river. Yes, you are correct, we are famous for try a pint of Rebellion myself, preferably the closing down for a period of time. This year our sewage! Roasted Nuts. the only lock to close in our part of the river is While the film crew were in the area of the Marlow which will be closed between January It is widely acknowledged that the season did marina I ensured that Chaos and Matty were 9 and February 10 to maintain the lock in good not get off to the best of starts, and there has out of the view of the cameras. They are not working order. Even in Winter (should the not been as much boat usage as in previous yet ready to be let loose on film to scare the river not be in flood) boaters still venture out years. So why are we at full capacity with nation. so if there are too many lock closures and for too long you can imagine the effects on our In the last issue I revenue. This should be a happy Winter for mentioned the works boaters and marina staff alike! carried out by the water I have fired Calvin the Saturday lad and Steve company on the local the Car Park. Well, only until next April when I storm drain. Apparently hope they will both be back with us. They this work failed and fulfil an important role and we appreciate they are to attempt the having them here. Thank you. The boys like work again in a few this time of year as we switch to our Winter days time. This will be hours! interesting as the works Until the next time failed due to ground Peter Osborne, Marina Manager

6 Why travel far when you can shop locally? Competition winners treated like royalty...

On HM The Queen’s actual birthday, April 21, Bourne End Motor Company started a competition to celebrate our monarch’s 90th birthday with the prize ‘to be treated like a Royal for the day’. The winners were to be picked up in a Rolls Royce and taken to Cliveden where the hotel had kindly supported the competition with tea for two in their historic country hotel. The prize also included a river boat cruise along the Cliveden Reach. To enter you had to answer 10 questions about either Cliveden, The Queen or Rolls Royce with a tiebreaker question on why the winners should be treated like a royal for the day. Competition organiser, Nick Pink of Bourne End Motor Company said: “Numerous entries were received and not everyone got all of the questions correct, but those who did were then subject to a bit of scrutiny as it would appear that some cheeky person had entered several times with the same answers. For such a great prize you can’t really blame them! “Eventually it was decided the winner was Jessica Dale-Gough who had entered the competition with the intention that if she won, she wanted her parents to enjoy the day as they had a tough year.” Arrangements were made for Karen and Michael Fellingham to be collected from their home. True to form of the British weather and of so many royal occasions in the UK, it was not the best Summer’s day. But in true British fashion the winners dressed accordingly for their trip on the flagship of the Cliveden flotilla Suzy Ann. Built in 1911 and restored for Cliveden in 1986, Suzy Ann won first prize for the best professional restoration of a vintage boat at the Henley Traditional Boat Rally. Fortunately she has a canopy. The Fellinghams spent three hours enjoying their afternoon at Cliveden before being taken home in the Rolls Royce. Hopefully it was a day to remember in what has been a special year for Her Majesty. Our photos show (top) Karen and Michael Fellingham arriving at Cliveden House Hotel. Left to right Alex Bew (Director of Sales-Cliveden), Karen Fellingham, Michael Fellingham, Nick Pink. And above, before setting out on their river cruise.

Apology: In Past Times (Target August/September issue) with regard to signalman’s son Bob Doughty, it was ‘lightning’ which caused the fire under his bed and not lighting as stated. Also the new car every week was only for a short pe- riod. And our apologies to son Anthony who works for Nissan and to son Robert who works for the company who now produce the modern equivalent of Yellow Pages. Many thanks to Bob for his help. Wooburn and Bourne End Parish Council Working with the Community by Gail Laybourne Grass cutting in the parish Ponds Winners will be notified early next year and invited to pick up a framed certificate at next Our groundsmen continue to cut the grass in Both of the ponds have now been refurbished year’s Annual Parish Meeting. the parish. We think they have done a great job and the finishing touches are being applied. The so far in keeping all the roadside areas cut back rubbish will be removed from the Farm Wood Short & Sweet despite the fact that this is the first year they pond area and a new fence has been installed on have had to do them after the parish council the hillside. Gravel has been laid on the path on Hopefully those of you who regularly walk in agreed to take on devolved services from the flat area. our open spaces have noticed the wild flower Bucks County Council. Please do not throw rocks and sticks into the areas that have been planted. We have been The recent short heatwave helped to slow the pond for dogs to fetch as the pond edges still getting some great feedback about them so, as grass growth down which has given them a bit have to establish. By allowing dogs to run in an initial experiment, it has been very of breathing space and a chance to catch up on and out of the pond the edging soil is being successful. With this in mind we will be other jobs that need doing. disturbed which could lead to the liner being planting further areas in the parish next year. The weeds along all of the roadside damaged. We are in the process of installing CCTV in pavements in the parish have also been One of our groundsmen has already had to Wooburn Car Park which should be up and sprayed. It was suggested that Shane carried a speak to a member of the public about this. We running by the time Target goes out. The spray container of weed killer and walked the would appreciate your consideration when cameras will cover both sections of the car parish, but it was thought that his legs were walking your dog in this area. park. short enough so he drove around and sprayed We have had a few issues with the pond in The The new edition of our Parish Guide is them instead. Warren, notably the green algae which we are currently under review and when the final draft When he had finished he had clocked up a addressing (we did think to ask Brazil if they copy is ready it will be sent to the publishers very impressive distance of 208km (129 miles) could advise us as they seemed to have the for printing. This is a yearly guide and will be in eight days. This again is all part of the same problem with the Olympic diving pools, delivered to all the homes in the HP10 and devolved services we have taken on. but decided we would try our ideas first). SL8 5 areas by Royal Mail within the next few Areas in 40mph zones and above are still We apologise to the residents of Wooburn weeks. maintained by Bucks County Council and Manor Park for the inconvenience of having the should be reported to them via their website pump working close to their home. It was used Meeting Dates 2016: www.buckscc.gov.uk under the ‘streets and to pump clean water into the pond. The pond Full Council: October 25, November 22 transport’ section. Follow the instructions and will slowly stabilise over the next few months Open Spaces, Allotments & Burials: October 4, you will find their details if you scroll down to and we expect it to look a lot better next year. November 1 the bottom of the ‘Council Contact Details’. Planning, Highways & Lighting: October 19, This takes you to their ‘report a problem’ page Allotment judging November 9 &30 and you can use the interactive maps to pin Both sets of allotments have now been judged. F&GP: November 8 point the problem area. Alternatively you can Councillors Margaret Marshall, Mike Balbini call them on 0845 230 2882. and Sue Wagner have taken time out of their All meetings start at 7.30pm busy schedules to meander through the allotment plots searching for the often elusive Normal Parish Council Office opening hours yellow number marker to confirm they have are from 9am to 5pm eachday. Please call found the plot they are looking for. 01628 522827 if you have any queries, Plots are judged on three criteria, general alternatively email the office at appearance, quality of produce and range of [email protected] or visit our produce. Marks out of ten are given for each website for information on criteria and totalled up to give a final score. www.wooburnparish.gov.uk RENTAL NEEDED (six months contract) SMALL COTTAGE OR FLAT (mustbe dog friendly) Central Bourne End preferred [email protected] Ring Denise on 01834 871209

8 The parish council offices are just inside the cemetery entrance A great row and record for Naomi Riches MBE Over a September weekend, paralympian Naomi Riches MBE, set out to row the 165 miles from the source to the mouth of the River Thames. Her aim was to do it in under 50 hours, so no time to sleep. The end result would achieve the record and be listed in the Guinness Book of Records. With very limited vision 33-year-old Naomi was instructed along the way managing to avoid bridges, river users and all other hazards. As a single scull rower Naomi was supported by local rowing clubs who were delighted to be there and look out for her. Her team was fantastic. Events were staged along the river to give Naomi a cheer as she rowed by. At the Upper Thames Sailing Club members of the Rotary Club of Bourne End and Cookham organised a barbecue, live music and lots more. It was a great afternoon with a huge cheer for Naomi. Our photo shows her rowing past The Bounty. Her final time, strictly for the record, was 47hours and 59 minutes.Congratulations Naomi.

Turn to page 39 for our calendar of local events 9 Friday December 2 Bourne End’s Fun Night is getting bigger and better every year, with visitors streaming in from near and far. This year’s late opening and charity fun night will again be held in The Parade and Wakeman Road from 5pm on Friday December 2 all kicking off with a light switching ceremony. The shops and businesses of Bourne End, the community association and the Rotary Club of Cookham Bridge join forces to s tage this annual Christmas get together and, thanks to the generous funding by Bourne End businesses and villagers, the Christmas lights (including the winning children’s light) will once again be shining brightly throughout the event. Many shops will be open for retail therapy and to offer drinks and seasonal snacks to add to the festive cheer. Roasted chestnuts from the scouts and generous donations of sausages, buns, onions and charcoal from Bourne End’s butcher, baker, Chinese restaurant and hardware store will ensure that the famous Bourne End hot dogs will be available. Plus there’ll be free samples from Rebellion brewery. There’ll be a lot going on to entertain the whole family. Santa will be in his grotto (with a huge tombola) in the Bourne End Motor Company with his reindeers and local sch ool choirs will be performing. A mini funfair and a bouncy castle will be on The Parade and the library will be buzzing with homemade craft and produce stalls, face painting and yet more mulled wine. Hall Place Vets will have a display of animals. In addition there will be all manner of stalls around the village selling gifts and running fun games hosted by local organisations and Youth Enterprise groups. Once again we thank our local councils who have agreed to free parking in Wakeman Road Car Park all day on Friday December 2. There is so much to see and to do, so come down to The Parade and enjoy a festive evening with family and friends.

And all for the love of cricket

Cricket has a great tradition in Wooburn Green. Men in white on the green turf is village cricket as it has been painted and photographed for decades. Howls of anguish, cheers of delight and, of course, polite clapping the other side all play a part in the scene. After 80 years, the story of village cricket in Wooburn Green now has someone to detail how it is, and of course, how it was. Wooburn Narkovians Cricket Club celebrate their 80th anniversary this year and to mark the occasion Karen Savage has written a club history, reprinted score cards, delved below the surface for little known facts and come up with a book entitled Up Narkover. In the book Karen explains the title, the club name and what it’s like to be a cricket watcher from a very early age. Karen never doubted her devotion to the game – it started at her mother’s knee watching the high balls going out to the boundary and low ones just skimming the ground. It continued when she dated a cricketer and carried on as she married the same cricketer and their children were taken to watch the Narks. Village cricket was one of the summer activities enjoyed by the wealthy. In Wooburn it started with the Gilbey* family living in Wooburn House and the formation of Wooburn Narkovians Cricket Club in 1936. The book, with more than 200 full colour pages, contains eight decades of history as well as facts and figures and lots of photos. The book is an ideal read for cricket lovers and local s alike. Priced at £15, with all profits going to the cricket club. To get a copy you can contact Karen Savage on 01628 529216 or e mail [email protected] *Famous producers of Gilbey’s Gin

10 Support your local businesses Halloween at The Walnut Tree This year Halloween falls on a Monday and chef- proprietor Chris Grego, and his wife Grace, are planning to celebrate their third year at The Walnut Tree, Bourne End, with what is becoming a new Bourne End tradition – their pumpkin carving competition. There’ll be prizes for under-10s, 11-16 and 16 to adult and you can pick up an entry form from the pub. Look forward to an evening of fun from 5pm- 7pm on October 31, when the judges (including Barrie Penfold and Debra Aspinall from Target magazine) will award prizes and there will be a special spooky children’s menu available. Pumpkins can be dropped off for display from October 28. Following on from recent charity activity, The Walnut Tree will also be hosting their annual Tapas and Christmas Fair on November 8 with a range of stalls to support Starfish Swimming Club. The Maidenhead-based club is a competitive swimming club which aims to give children and adults with learning difficulties the opportunity to improve their swimming capability and to realise their full potential as a swimmer. www.starfish-swimming.org.uk/

Support yourthe London local craftsmen Olympics and 2012 traders 11 Norwich and they still communicate today. While 25 years until retirement. “I didn’t know anything At home is exactly Ellen went on to become a nanny, Mavis had met about golf,” Mavis says with a chuckle, “but I knew John and decided to return to Wycombe where she where the rule book was kept if anyone wanted it!” where they want to be took an upholstery job with Castle’s in the town. Together they were both very enthusiastic, and When Mavis and John Carter celebrate their Daughter Lesley and son Michael (or Nodge as he finally honorary members, of the Dunkirk Veterans. diamond wedding in October it will also be a became known by everyone) completed their They took trips to the various sites, memorials and celebration of their 60 years in the same bungalow perfect family. John was amazing with engines and graveyards, but now John says that with so many of in Blind Lane. So it will be a double event that has worked as a mechanic. Mavis looked after the them gone it has become a very small group. loads of great memories for the local couple. family and started creating her garden oasis for Keen dog lovers, they support the dog rescue Mavis told Target that it’s where they both love to local wildlife. And, whenever possible, there was a centre at Stokenchurch with fundraising and Mavis be, pottering around, feeding the birds and making a chance to see her hero Frank Sinatra. knits toys for their regular sales. Whenever he can safe habitat for the wildlife. Mavis says there is no one like the crooner and you will find John tinkering with an original mini in Today they have homes all around them, but back she has been faithful to Sinatra for years with the garage. in 1956 things were very different. pictures, china and various memorabilia around her Both John and Mavis agree that it has been a “We were surrounded by open country and home. fantastic life. They are looking forward to the orchards,” Mavis explained. “Now we have side Sport first came into their lives with brother Mike celebration party in early October when all the roads off Blind Lane, it’s on a good bus route and Keen when he was good enough to become a family get together. there’s a lot more traffic”. professional footballer and played for Queen’s Park Mavis told Target that they really had to struggle all Their bungalow was built by Les Baldwin and Rangers. There are stories about sleeping with the those decades ago but their home made it finished in the August of 1956 with their wedding League Cup under the bed in case it was stolen worthwhile and is exactly where they want to be. planned for the September at Wycombe Parish after it had just been presented. Church. Mike Keen eventually went into For both John and Mavis it has been a marriage management and was at Watford based on familiarity, as they were childhood friends with Elton John for a short while. in Loudwater, where they were born, and then in Mike was well liked and frequently Wycombe Marsh. described at a ‘real gentleman’. He Mavis Elizabeth Florence Keen was 21 when they was very enthusiastic about young became engaged while Hotspur John Carter was people playing football and started five years older. His name comes from the the Mike Keen Cup for U14s at Shakespeare character in Henry IV part 1 but he Flackwell Heath Football Club. has always been known as John. Sadly he died aged 69. After the end of the Second World War Mavis With the family grown up Mavis’ started a one-year course with the Government- social experience inspired her to sponsored National Institute of House Workers. look for a part time job and They were set up all over the country with the aim of eventually she started as a educating young girls in the art of running a home lunchtime barmaid at Burnham Golf and family. While at Kendra House Mavis was one Club. She loved seeing people and of a number of girls who were photographed for The getting to hear all the news about Lady. She made great friends with a girl from their families. She stayed there for

12 Support events at the community centre Contact the Elderly -VOLUNTEER NEEDED WALK IN FLU CLINICS Contact the Elderly Bourne End needs a volunteer group co-ordinator for a few hours a month to Be prepared for winter with our walk in arrange tea parties. Our guests are 75 into the 100s and really look forward to this regular outing, one clinics at Hawthornden Saturdays 8 and 29 October Sunday afternoon a month, for afternoon tea in a local family host’s home. Our volunteer drivers collect 8.30am to noon NO APPOINTMENT their guests, take them to the tea party, NECESSARY. Adults only, please. join in, and take them safely home af- Children’s clinics will run separately terwards. Often this is the only social If these dates are inconvenient please ask outing that our guests partake in. for your vaccination when you visit the If you would like to make a difference surgery from October onwards. in your community and enjoy the com- pany of our guests please contact Suzan Hyland, National Volunteer Support Officer, Contact the Elderly on 0207 881 2361. Or email: suzan.hy- [email protected] or contact the current co-ordinator Jan Moorhouse on 01628 522729. Our picture was taken at the group’s August tea party when they had a tour round a local farm. It shows Janet, Grace, Olive and Clare in a trailer.

entries along to the library in Wakeman Road Crafty goings-on in between 3pm and 5pm on Friday October 14 and between 9.30am and 11am on Saturday October Bourne End 15 – there is even free parking for the day on the Calling all children and young people aged 4 to Saturday to help with this. 16 years. Now is the time to show off your best For full details please see the printed schedules drawing, painting, collage, model, photograph or available from the library and other local outlets item of needlework as the fourth annual Bourne or croalls2005.wix.com/bejuniorcrafts. End Junior Craft Show takes place at Bourne End Any craft item which is your own work may be Library on Saturday October 15. entered – if it doesn’t exactly As in previous years it is free to enter as many fit our class list we will find or items as you like and once again, thanks to make a suitable class for it. generous support from local businesses, there Also all classes are split into are many arty crafty prizes on offer as well as age divisions so there are rosettes for first place and even a few trophies up plenty of chances to win. for grabs. All you need to do to enter is bring your We hope to see you there! In 1974, these charities were amalgamated to Little Marlow Parish Council become the Li ttle Marlow Relief in Need Charity. By Emma Marsden, parish clerk Monies were originally intended for clothing, coal, bread, tools and books. A lovely summer! Using your phone you can unlock each hot spot The charity still donates to residents in the civic I think we can all say that the summer this year has location and complete some fun challenges along parish and the trustees would like to hear from been better than previous years – certainly the the way. It’s a great fun activity for all the family anyone who might benefit from it. school summer holidays have been great. It was a and you get to enjoy the local scenery. Money can be paid for or towards an item huge relief for the Little Marlow Fête that after two necessary to alleviate an ongoing illness or New Green Path on Wycombe Road (C100) years of washouts the sun shone on August Bank condition, to help towards heating or food costs, or Hopefully by the time this article has been Holiday Monday. for travelling expenses to hospital and for ‘comforts’ published the new Green Path will be in place on for the housebound. Best Kept Village 2016 the Wycombe Road. This will provide a rural path Recently it has made gifts to young people in need We were delighted that Little Marlow Village for pedestrians to walk safely between The of equipment or therapy to improve mobility, older received a High Commended Certificate from the Rebellion Brewery junction up to Pump Lane North residents who are facing bills for heating and judges of the Annual Buckinghamshire Best Kept – near the Three Horse Shoes Pub. lighting, and gifts to the school and pre-school group Village. Well done to all residents. Sheepridge Lane for the purchase of books. T ree Management There have been many safety initiatives completed Budgets and setting of the precept 2017/18 As Autumn looms, the maintenance of our trees this year which make this road safer for traffic and It’s that time of year again when the council decides within our parish comes to the fore. The council pedestrians. its budget and therefore precept for 2017/18. undertook an extensive tree survey with Wycombe We are delighted that the final part of the existing Last year there was an increase to meet the District Council to look at comprehensively green path will be completed. ongoing costs associated with providing devolved managing its trees in the parish. We now have a This is the section of road from the cemetery services to Little Marlow Parish. schedule of works for the next 18 months. entrance to the roundabout on the Marlow Road. Should parishioners have any projects they wish The first phase of this work will be within the This will complete a safe footpath from Flackwell the council to consider, please contact the clerk in grounds of Abbotsbrook Hall where some dead- Heath down to Little Marlow and Well End. first instance. wooding and crown-lifting will take place. The parish counci l would like to thank Wycombe District Council for allowing some Community Future Meetings Working in association with Active Bucks Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding for this project. The next meeting is October 18 (no meeting in I am sure most of you have heard about the latest November). All Council Meetings are held at craze of Pokémon Go. It is a game where you use Little Marlow Relief In Need Charity (LMRINC) The Pavilion, Church Road, Little Marlow, your mobile phone to locate a Pokémon and collect You may or may not be aware of the old charities Bucks SL7 3RS them. Active Bucks have introduced a new game for that exist in Little Marlow. The first was set up in Tel: 01628 890301 the local area. All you need is a smart phone then 1633 by William Alanson, the second in 1847 by Sir Email: [email protected] download the free app - Mobile Adventure. The George Nugent and the third in 1863 by Margaret Twitter: #littlemarlowpc ‘Treasure Hunter’ game starts in the car park in Birch and the fourth in 1915 by the Coal Club Coldmoorholm Lane just past the Spade Oak Pub. Charity. Drivers needed! These are just a few of the many people locally who rely on the help of drivers provided by Wye Valley Volunteers to ensure they make it to hospital appointments. Sybil Fox told Target that they have never let her down and all the drivers are very friendly and helpful. While their list of drivers is substantial, more are needed if Wye Valley Volunteers is to continue helping people get to medical appointments. Transport organiser Sally Williams said that some had now reached the age where they couldn’t be a driver so they had to be replaced. So could it be you? You can commit as little time as suits you. We know your time is precious and trips to Stoke Mandeville, John Radcliffe at Oxford or into one of the London hospitals can take some hours. Trips to our local surgeries or to High Wycombe or Wexham Park hospitals are far shorter. People who need help rely on Wye Valley Volunteer drivers. Crystal Wright reckons that it is like being driven around by angels. l-r: Mavis Gibson, Chrystal Wright, Iris Vickers, Sybil Fox, Contact the Wye Volunteer Bureau in the portakabin alongside the community centre, in the morning or ring them on 01628 521027 to find Olwen Morgan and Terence Merritt out whether you can help this vitally important service. Take your Target! Clark Schofield, who lives in Chalklands, Bourne End sent us a photo of himself after competing in the European Triathlon Championships in Lisbon, Portugal where he finished an impressive ninth place in his age group. He said: “As soon as I crossed the finish line and collected my medal my first thought was to get a photograph with Target magazine in front of the Vasco da Gama bridge.” Well done Clark and thanks for the great photo!

14 It’s not getting older that stops you doing things. It’s stopping doing things that makes you older Helping out dogs... Matthew Stanley has found a way of helping some dogs, by feeding others. The Bourne End businessman runs Barney's Biscuit Boxes to raise aware- ness of puppy farming and raise money for dog rescues through selling high quality dog biscuit boxes and ad- vent calendars. Barney is the name of Matthew’s dog who was born on a puppy farm and adopted from a local rescue nine years ago. All biscuits and treats are made from natural human grade ingredients with no additives, preservatives or de- rivatives. Matthew said: “We sell individual packets of dog treats, gift boxes of dog treats and our dog advent calendar contains more than 10 different brands meaning every day there is a different It’s Emerald for the Thursday Club treat. Fifty five years ago two young mums started to meet regularly on a Thursday in each other’s homes. Soon they were “Whenever we sell a biscuit box or an joined by other young mums and they booked speakers, demonstrations and tastings. They stopped when the numbers advent calendar we donate to the reached 30 because that was the maximum any of the houses could take. favourite dog rescue of the customer Over the years the Thursday Club members moved on and others took their place. Essentially they are good friends and and also to a fund which helps pay to- they love celebrations. That’s why they got together for lunch in celebration of those 55 years. Pat Vanryne baked a wards veterinary costs of dogs rescued cake – similar to the one she had made for their glorious golden celebration when they all had tea at Cliveden. from puppy farms.” Two of their founder members were at the lunch, Freda Dandridge and Sue Baldwin, while everyone delighted in a very They are on sale at weekly markets special event for their emerald celebration. and at www.barneysbiscuitboxes.co.uk

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16 Support your local library and went straight to Google which helpfully gave me the website of the Bats revealed Bat Conservation Trust and rescued! www.bats.org.uk. With a church as old as St John the A knowledgable lady told me not to Baptist at Little Marlow there’s no doubt touch the bat with my bare hands that it has bats around its belfry, its trees (more for its sake than mine, but also and the nature reserve close by. So a Bat because some can carry diseases) Safari with the North Bucks Bat Group and to place it in a dark box with a dish was an ideal summer event for of water as it may be dehydrated. She churchgoers, parents and children. In fact also suggested placing a scrumpled- more than 30 people arrived for the up cloth for it to hide under. evening in August. She then gave me the number of While they looked at photos of the many Margaret and Peter Grimsey (top varieties of bat that had been rescued, right), a couple from the Chalfonts who the children had a chance to colour bat cover this area for bat rescues. I called and caught them on their way Hannah (3) masks. Then they were introduced to a noctule bat called Rose (top right with to Tiggywinkles to collect some other colouring bats which had been cared for at the in a bat Julie). She was the star turn, loved all the mask with attention and the tasty morsels to eat. wildlife hosp ital and were now ready to her dad Everyone had a chance to look closely move to their garden bat shed for final Ben Falk at a bat, delight in a species that was recuperation before being set free. around with the dinosaurs and realise Within 45 minutes of me finding my that bats aren’t frightening creatures. bat, the Grimsey bat rescuers were Lots of facts about bats were explained standing at my door with a little bat including the nipple under the armpit for box, ready to take their patient with suckling their babies, how they manage them for a vaccination (in case it had to eat around 3,000 gnats, moths and picked up an infection from the cat’s insects during the co urse of a night and the tiny noises they make as they chat mouth). Margaret fed the little away to each other. pipistrelle some water from the end of garden (pictured above). My son If you didn’t like bats before, then this was certainly the way to overcome any a tiny brush and closer inspection held Bay on his open hand then, fear and realise how useful they are in the animal world. Did you know that a revealed my bat to be a teenage boy within minutes, the little bat flew off bat can take a spider from a web and not damage the web? It’s all done in a who had a tiny puncture i n one wing to find his colony again. delicate manoeuvre. temporarily preventing him from flying. Margaret and Peter are just two of And they are vulnerable creatures. Rose was found on a roadside with a However according to the Grimseys he the many wonderful people who broken finger and she was rescued. So what should you do if you find a bat that could live to 20 or more as long as he spend their retirement helping the is injured? The a nswer is contact the North Bucks Bat Group on 01296 427972 avoided my cat in the future. less fortunate, whether they be or the Bat Conservation Trust on their helpline which is 0845 1300 228. They named him Bay, after my street animals or humans, and they (they always name them after the deserve a HUGE thank you!” DA That’s exactly what Target editor Debra Aspinall did... location where “One warm summer’s day I was walking into my kitchen when, out of the corner they are found). of my eye, I could see something black shuffling along the tiled floor. It was too About two weeks slow to be a field mouse (which my cat, Macy, sometimes brings home alive) later Margaret and too big to be a spider, but it took my brain a couple of seconds to recognise called and asked if it was a tiny bat. I would like to be As the back door was closed its only possible means of entry into the house present for Bay’s was via Macy’s mouth through the cat flap. release back into I like bats, I think they are adorable, but they are quite inelegant lolloping the wild. Of course! across the floor and I really didn’t know how to handle it or what to do with it. I This took place at didn’t want the cat to pounce again so I covered it with a Tupperware container dusk in our back

Every once in a while - take the scenic route 17 Any excuse for a party With many of the flats occupied it seemed like a good idea to celebrate the opening of Bourne End village ’s Blyton House in style. This new development by McCarthy & Stone had finally opened its doors with many of the new residents being local people who were downsizing and making their houses available for younger families. With the garden planted up, the tables and chairs just begged to be sat on over a glass of bubbly and introductions all round. It was a great reason for celebration. In addition it was Enid Blyton’s birthday so another good reason for a party. Staff members mingled with the new residents and, where necessary, explained what they are able to do to make life easier, how they help in an emergency and generally welcome people to a new way of life. Peggy Wise from Flackwell Heath is delighted to have finally moved in and loves her flat on the first floor. Ann Bown who lived in Claytons Meadow thinks it’s great and Jean Peasley, always determined to show what a great community there is in Bourne End, has already taken some of the new residents dow n to the coffee morning at the community centre. Alison from The Hawthornes in Wooburn Green has become the concierge and loves the house. Bill Scott is the site manager as work continues on the creation of a new Co-op Local within the development. He is very hopeful that the shop will be open around the middle of October. McCarthy & Stone’s Mike Westby and Barrie Fisher talked about 24 hour cover if necessary on flat maintenance and assured everyone that this was their home and any problems would be sorted. And after the bubbly it was time for a cup of tea together. Author Enid Blyton once lived down the road at Old Thatch in Coldmoorholm Lane and her memory was celebrated in Blyton House. Our pictures show (clockwise from top) Blyton House, Peggy Wise who has moved here from Flackwell Heath and Jean Peasley with the site LETTERS TO manager. THE EDITOR

Dear Editor Can I, through Target, thank everyone for the many cards, letters and phone calls I received wishing me well when I moved into Blyton House. After spending 56 very happy years living in Chalklands, it was certainly a big step in my life. I cannot believe how quickly I have settled into this new chapter of my life and how happy I feel. This, I am sure, is partly due to the warm welcome I received from the moment I moved into Blyton House. The staff at McCarthy & Stone have all been so caring and helpful. Nothing is too much trouble which has made the move far less stressful. Jean Peasley, Blyton House Bourne End

We also received this lovely letter and just had to share it with our readers Dear Editor This is Frederick Bedwell aged 88 and now in the Southampton area. But I have great memories of Bourne End. Rula Lenska used to live there and I often used to see her around the area. My wife and son used to be in Bourne End every week to see our uncle who has now died. Grey hair, not a lot, and now walking with a frame - without it I couldn’t get about and it seems that the only outings are those to the hospital. I always liked gardening but now I can only look at it. My good friend Michael sends me the magazine – that’s why I decided to write. Cheerio for now. All the best, Frederick Bedwell 18 To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk BOURNE END JUNIOR SPORTS CLUB

Founded in 1970 Bourne End Junior Sports Club is a registered charity run by volunteers to provide sport and recreation for children and young people, with many being highly qualified in their own sport. The New Road Sports Hall was built in 1982 and later extended to include a climbingNEWSLETTER wall and a club room. The multi-sport centre is used extensively by club members and members of the whole community. Please visit our website for more information www.bejsc.co.uk

BEJSC SPORTS Junior Committee members and prize winners FOOTBALL HALL The football season is well The summer break gives us underway and the sports an opportunity to clean and club is ready to hit the refresh our heavily used ground running. premises. Our development squads This year was no exception (U7s to U12s age groups) as we had our changing will play a mixture of non- rooms refurbished. We competitive and acknowledge this was competitive matches, while overdue, but other areas of our U14s to U21s age the hall have had to take groups will play competitive priority – the main hall floor league and cup matches. was sanded and resealed last In addition, we are holding summer; the roof was our very popular Junior resealed the summer before. Kickers sessions at the Balancing the budget is Sports Hall on Saturday something directors take mornings (10am to seriously, but also weigh the important need 11.15am) for U5s and U6s, venues; similarly football is on a variety of to maintain our facilities in the best possible which is a great way for children to be pitches, and canoeing on the River Thames. standard for all our users. Regular visitors will introduced to football and offers them a All times and days vary too, so if you would also notice fresh paint throughout the structured pathway within the club to like to find out more please leave a message premises. develop their football skills (these sessions on our answer-phone at the club and Aside from our 600+ members who use the cost less than £3 per session over the someone will get back to you, or email hall regularly, we also have many more – season). [email protected]. We are all volunteers so students from Bourne End Academy, adult We would like to hear from anyone please understand we cannot man a phone sports clubs who use the hall for badminton, interested in helping with the football at all times but we do our best. basketball, football and men’s keep-fit, section’s administrative duties or coaching. The various sections are for children and wheelchair basketball teams, plus casual We are always looking for new players to young people; however there are a few members of the public who come to use our join the club at all age groups, especially our exceptions. Swimming section now offers climbing wall. It is used every day from 9am U10, U14, U16 and U18s, so If you are adult swimmers the chance to improve their through to 10.30pm so does have a great interested in joining us, please call Ken skills or just get fit. Sessions are on Thursday deal of use. Murphy on 01628 525359 or via the ‘contact 8pm-9pm at the Handy Cross pool. The Our main building was opened in 1982 by us’ option on our website current price is £10/month including pool HRH The Princess Anne; what a memorable www.bejsc-football.co.uk. access. For more information please contact occasion that was. Princess Anne was to [email protected]. Canoeing remain our Patron for the following four welcomes parents or carers who would like to OPEN DAY years. The building has stood the test of time If you missed our open day on October 1, paddle with their child(ren). Some young – over 35 years. The extension was built in don’t worry you will have another adults (former members) play basketball on 1997 to meet the needs of our growing club opportunity to visit us in the New Year! Friday evenings with the senior group. and extend the range of sports on offer. Sir Steve Redgrave CBE opened the new building ALSO AT BEJSC... and is our Honorary President. Even this ‘new VOLUNTEERSNEEDED Climbing Parties build’ is nearly 20 years old. It would be Did you belong to BEJSC when you were Did you know you can book a climbing party impossible to count the number of users of young? If you did I hope you will remember at our Sports Hall? We cater for ages six and the whole premises during all those years but the extra value and opportunities it gave you over; participants need no experience as it will run into many thousands. so that you may feel like putting something they will be guided by instructors. Call 01628 What a unique achievement! back. 528110 for details or e-mail A classic example of this is Junior Committee [email protected]. Visit our website which offers real development and life skills www.bejsc.co.uk for more information. SPORTS ON OFFER TO to young people that ‘make a difference’ to Classes for adults - Pilates class is on CLUB MEMBERS their future. Thursday evenings from 6.30 to 7.30pm. This We offer eight different sports to children and Many former members still keep in touch gentle form of exercise is suitable for all ages. young people aged from 6 to 18+ years and confirm the value they gained. The following classes are also held at the (some activities vary the starting age to Could you be the one to come and take that Sports Hall - Monday fitball 9.30 to 10.30am; match the demands of the sport). on? It only requires an hour a month. In order Tuesday 4 to 4.45pm stretch class. They are badminton, basketball, canoeing, to offer the best service to our members and Treatment Room – for all your aches, pains, climbing, football, judo, inline hockey and hall users we would welcome some more and injuries at The Sport Massage Clinic swimming. support from a few more volunteers. If you contact Wendy 01628 528226. Acupuncture As you will guess, not all the sports use the feel you could offer a few hours a month, or available with Ray Siberini 07748 968762, hall – swimming takes place in three different even an hour, we’d love to hear from you. www.acupuncture-balance.co.uk

For information on clubs using our premises please contact the sports hall www.bejsc.co.uk email: [email protected]. Chairman Matt Todd 01628 528110 Editor: Liz Hutton 01628 478168 Manager: Pete Sherwood 01628 528110 mobile 07710 132424 Sports Hall: (answerphone) 01628 528110 TARGET READER SERVICE Useful Telephone Numbers and

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POST OFFICES www.postoffice.co.uk Last collection time: Bourne End, Furlong Road 5.15pm 01628 520050 Flackwell Heath 4.45pm 01628 520524 Wooburn Green 5.00pm 01628 522939

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Pound House Surgery, 8 The Green, Wooburn Green HP10 Dr Elizabeth Bailey, Dr Raj Thakkar, Dr Shareen Hallas, Dr Emma Southworth, Dr Mia Murray

Also at: Orchard Surgery, Station Road, Bourne End SL8 5QE MESSAGES, VISITS & APPOINTMENTS 01628 530 997 www.poundhousepractice.co.uk

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HOSPITALS Amersham Hospital, Whielden Street, Amersham, Bucks HP7 0JD 01494 434411 Wycombe Hospital, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 2TT 01494 526161

Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 8AL www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk 01296 315000

St Mark’s Hospital, 112 St Mark's Road, Maidenhead SL6 6DU 01628 632012

Wexham Park Hospital, Wexham Street, Slough SL2 4HL www.heatherwoodandwexham.nhs.uk 01753 633000 Community Minibus for Hire BOURNE END DENTAL PRACTICE 12 Comfortable Seats Station Road, Bourne End, SL8 5QF 01628 523353 Reasonable Rates Mr G Goodall, Mr S Rees, Mr A Chandrapal, Mr A Powell Mon–Thurs 8am - 5pm. Fri 8am - 4pm. Sat 9am - 2pm Needs own driver www.bourneenddental.co.uk

Contact Sue ASH TREE HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY at the Community Centre 6 The Green, Wooburn Green HP10 0EE 01628 532932

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4 HALL PLACE VETERINARY SURGERY 61 - 63 The Parade, Bourne End SL8 5SB www.brookhousevet.co.uk 01628 525274

DAY CENTRE, Wakeman Road, Bourne End SL8 5SX 01628 527024 WYE VALLEY VOLUNTEERS, Portacabin, Wakeman Road Bourne End SL8 5SX 01628 521027 0 4 BOURNE END LIBRARY 9 Wakeman Road, Bourne End SL8 5SX 0845 2303232 Sunday & Monday closed. Open from 9.30am, half day on Wednesday. Open Saturday until 2pm. Late Night on Tuesday www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/libraries/branches/bourne_end.page M British Rail Passenger Information 08457 484950 Bourne End Station, Station Road, Bourne End SL8 5QH www.nationalrail.co.uk 4 Carousel Buses www.carouselbuses.com 01494 533436 8 Arriva Bus Company www.arrivabus.co.uk 0844 8004411 North Thames Gas Emergency (Slough) 0800 111999 and Southern Electricity Emergencies 08000 727282 Thames Water Supply Emergencies 0800 714614

0 THE SAMARITANS (free number even from mobiles. Texts also accepted) 116123 Katharine House, 17 Uxbridge Road, Slough, Berks SL1 1SN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU 03444 111444

BUCKS COUNTY COUNCIL, County Hall, Walton Street, E Aylesbury HP20 1UA www.buckscc.gov.uk 0845 3708090 97 Highways (Transport for Bucks) 0845 2302882 Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline 0845 4040506

WYCOMBE DISTRICT COUNCIL Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe HP11 1BB www.wycombe.gov.uk 01494 461000

1 SCHOOLS , Claytons County Combined, Wendover Road, BE, SL8 5NS www.claytonsprimary.ik.org 01628 525277 Little Marlow School, School Lane, Little Marlow SL7 3SA ks www.littlemarlow.bucks.sch.uk 01628 473316 0 St Paul’s School, Stratford Drive, Wooburn Green HP10 0QH www.st-pauls.bucks.sch.uk 01628 521553 The Meadows School, School Road, Wooburn Green 2 HP10 0HF www.themeadows.ik.org 01628 521634 Bourne End Academy, New Road, Bourne End SL8 5BW 0 www.bea.bucks.sch.uk 01628 819022

WOOBURN & BOURNE END PARISH COUNCIL 3 Council Offices, Town Lane, Wooburn Green HP10 0PS www.wooburnparish.gov.uk 01628 522827

LITTLE MARLOW PARISH COUNCIL Community Office, The Pavilion, Church Road, Little Marlow SL7 3RS 2 www.littlemarlowparishcouncil.org.uk 01628 890301

TISING ON 01628 525415 Pilates Matwork Classes Beginners/Mixed Level and Intermediate One to one by appointment Venues - Abbotsbrook Hall Upper Thames Sailing Club Little Marlow Pavilion St Dunstan’s Church Hall - Bourne End Call Sally on 0787 625 1967

FOR HIRE St Mark's Church Hall Station Road Bourne End SL8 5QE Enquiries to: Michael Payne 077430 37938

Tel/Fax 01628 524500 MOTOR RACING MAN October will be a challenging month for gymkhana grid racer Adam Elder. It’s the European championships in Greece and he can’t wait to get there, get on the course and race. Adam told Target “I’m determined. It’s one of the best things I have ever done and I want to make my dad proud.” Dad is Tony Elder of Bourne End Garage and one of Adam’s sponsors. He’s also chief mechanic and delighted that Adam has achieved so much in two years. Sponsorship is very local with Richard of On Two Wheels on The Parade in Bourne End, his employers Lock and Key of Aylesbury and firms in Marlow and Slough. Two years ago the Bourne End-born young man admits that he was bored. He wanted to find something that ticked all the boxes on satisfaction and excitement. After getting into trouble for dare-devil driving on public roads he decided to use his skills on the rapidly growing sport of gymkhana grid racing. And he hasn’t looked back. In Greece he will compete against the top drivers in the sport. Stars like Ken Block and Peter Solberg. It’s once-in-a-lifetime moment and a huge step towards concentrating on racing full time. The all-expenses trip to Greece was his prize for winning the Fueltopia competition at Wembley Stadium two months ago where he competed against 32 other drivers. Adam’s confidence comes from his successes so far which have him undefeated Scottish champion, ranked third in Europe and the current Barrel Sprints champion. His successes have come with increased confidence, crowd-pleasing tactics and a driving skill that avoids obstacles with near-miss deftness. The former Claytons and Furze Platt pupil worked at Quickstep to gain work experience and then full time with Lock and Key to become a qualified locksmith. His bosses are supportive and he is able to work around driving competitions. If you want to see what gymkhana grid racing is all about take a look on the internet. You can also follow Adam Elder on Facebook and Instagram and it’s team1340. To be part of Adam’s success you can consider sponsorship. Adam is keen to gain more sponsorship and to progress his success in the sport. If any firm would like to see their name on the side of his Nissan two litre turbo just get in touch with him on 07876 500222 or [email protected]

SupportHappiness the London is no Olympicslaughing matter! 2012 23 AA glorious glorious day day for for Little Little Marlow’s Marlow’s fête fête The sun came out to provide a perfect afternoon for Little Marlow Village Fête on August Bank Holiday Monday. Locals came out in forcewith something foreach one to enjoy: bouncy castle and face painting fortots, coconut shy, plate smashing and cricket for the energetic, afternoon teas with live music entertainment for some, and for the many beautiful canines, a chance to strut their stuff in the dog competitions. Stalls trumpeted the attractions of local groups, including a presentation on the exciting development proposals for Little Marlow Lakes, while Rotary gave kiddies rides around the green on a mini tractor trailer. Many went home with painted faces, home-made jams, a coconut, raffle prizes and a suntan.

[email protected] Top images taken at Summer fun for little ones Cores End United A summer fun day at Cores End United Reformed Reformed Church, Church was blessed with really good weather, but below Little Stars the children had to be very busy before they saw the sun. First their name had to go onto a bag and that had to be decorated. Then there was a big wooden spoon to be made very special with individual designs. Ribbon was added so the spoon could be hung in the kitchen. Moving swiftly on boxes were next for decoration before the children had a chance to enjoy their picnic, sing song and games.That was outdoors and in the sunshine of the church garden. Muriel and Beryl enjoyed seeing and encouraging the children while Linda (for the centre office) was a willing helper. Everyone had a lovely time and the weather made it perfect. Little Stars Guess how much I love you? was just for babies and toddlers and a Summer fun event in the library. Welcoming the little ones with simple sounds, lots of music and fun was Kath Boer who danced, sang, made fascinating noises and was watched with rapt attention by the little ones. And the mums could sit back for a while as their children just revelled in the sounds they could make. Then it was tidy-up time after each activity with everyone joining in and collecting the musical instruments or the little saucepans! Kath plans classes for little ones at 1.30pm in Bourne End Library on the third Tuesday of the month during October, November and December and at the children’s centre in The Meadows School at Wooburn Green every Wednesday morning at 10am during term time. Just look for the Little Star symbol.

Support your local shops and businesses 25 Parish Councillor Katie’s update A change in role for a As we step out of September and leave the summer sun behind us (at least it did come out and play a little this familiar face year) there’s still so much going on. The pond in Farm Wood is now finished, complete with For almost every one of us Carol Flynn has its new path and some fantastic plants: red hazels, become a familiar face at the Lloyds Pharmacy in pheasant bushes and shrubby honeysuckles to name Bourne End. just a few. I have to say one of my favourites is the Her involvement goes back more than 30 years Cercis tree (forest pansy) which I’m sure will be adored when it was called Cross and Herbert and the year by humans and insects alike with its stunning early was 1983. blooms full of nectar. We have also planted a small but Carol and her husband Joe had just moved into spectacular Gunnera in the far corner, to provide shade the village, living initially in Highfield Road before and hiding places, it will love the boggy soil and will in a moving to a home in Northern Heights. few years look very impressive. Since then they have had three children and Carol Despite the area looking so tempting at the moment, managed to work a couple of days a week at what I’m afraid we will have to fence part of the area off until eventually become Lloyds Pharmacy. the banks of the pond settle in and the plant roots find Thirteen years ago she returned full time and their way into their new soil. Usually we would delighted in the new style shop environment, encourage our children and two legged friends to run meetinglots of people and keepingabreast of all She has seen lots of changes around the woods, but we need to nurture new growth for the developments that have occurred alongthe duringthe years and extended a couple of months. way. involvement between the We have completed the judging for next year’s best Now she has retired as Pharmacist/Manager and pharmacy and various NHS allotment award, and the results are to be announced at has taken a part time, two day a week, role with services. For Carol it has been the annual parish meeting in May. Although I haven’t Lloyds as a relief manager. Carole will now be out all about makinga positive been involved with the judging myself I have walked and about as a travellingpharmacist. contribution to the health and around both sets of allotments and wow! It’s obvious to But her memories of the great local staff well beingof many local people. see how much love and hard work goes into them. members, customers, various doctors, health Our photo shows Carol I met George Wally, who runs Peggs Allotments, a few visitors and district nurses remain and she will be celebratingher new role during weeks ago and he reminded me a little of my missed. a longweekend in Dublin. grandfather, who was a keen home grower and passionate allotment holder. He always said that having an allotment was much more than just growing fruit and vegetables. He felt it was literally ‘time spent getting back to our roots’, and also sometimes his reason to go outdoors. It’s about friendship, shared interest, knowledge and sometimes a little competitiveness too. Even though all the allotments are taken at the moment, any which are not being used in the future will be reallocated. With no one currently on the waiting lists, this would be a great time to put your name down if you feel the call of the soil. As mentioned in one of my earlier articles, we have taken on a lot more work as part of the devolution from Wycombe Council, as they have stopped doing a lot of the maintenance and ground work. One of the new jobs we have taken on is weed killing, so if you have become stuck in traffic behind one of our rangers on a quad bike I do apologise. Despite the irritation, the results should be worth it as your emails tell us that the parish is looking very neat and tidy. It’s hard work weed killing, so next time you see them do give them a toot and an encouraging wave. It takes just over eight days and 20 litres of weed killer to spray the 129 odd miles of roadside. That is without counting the footpaths and ‘hard to get to places’, which have to be done on foot with heavy backpacks. A new malady we are calling ‘sprayer’s neck’, joins the ranks of housemaid’s knee and tennis elbow, caused by all the looking down with the heavy kit on. And lastly, a big thank you for all the lovely emails and comments we’ve received about the look of the parish. Do please keep writing in and telling us about any wildlife you have seen and any ideas that you have. Please remember to check your bonfires for hedgehogs and other wildlife before lighting them on November 5. Stock up on mealy bugs and the like to help the birds through the coming cold times and enjoy the Autumn with its myriad of wonderful colours, rustling leaves waiting to be kicked and puddles ready to jump in - now where did I leave my wellies? Cllr Katie Lamb ([email protected]) 26 A little rebellion now and then is a good thing Over 55? Come and move it and shake it! meditation by a opportunity for local people to get together and trained coach, all for socialise, but will also attract new members to the just £3 per person centre, which plays a valuable role in the local (including community. refreshments). “Movers and Shakers is aimed at older people From October 11 the from the area, who would welcome an opportunity sessions will be to meet others with similar interests. moving to a Tuesday “We very much hope that those who come along between 2pm and will have a say in the activities that we’ll be running. 4pm. It’s also a great way for people with mobility Debra Shirley who difficulties to get active and stay fit, as well as make manages the centre some new friends,” said Debra. said: “We hope that “We hope this will add something new to the people will find the centre that will appeal to a wider audience and new day and time introduce new people from the area to the great more convenient and service we have in Bourne End. The team here are that it fits in better really excited about it,” she added. n activity programme at Bourne End Day with their daily routines.” For more information please call Debra and the Centre is being re-launched for people aged It is hoped that the session will not only be a great team on 01628 527024. 55 and over. AThe Bourne End Care and Activity centre, run by local charity, The Fremantle Trust, is relaunching ‘Movers and Shakers’ to accommodate more people from the local community. Movers and Shakers is aimed at providing an opportunity for local people aged 55 and over to enjoy a range of activities including hobbies, quizzes and speakers. It also involves gentle exercises, relaxatio n methods and wellbeing-based

Best in Britain! Regulars at The Royal Standard pub in Wooburn Common already thought they had the best local pub in Britain, but now they know for sure. The pub has won a national competition in The Sun newspaper to be named their Pub Idol, beating four other worthy finalists from around the country. Landlord Mark Lloyd is chuffed and says: “It was an honour just to be nominated, but to actually win! Well it’s fantastic.” Regular Bob Thompson, a local artist, nominated the pub for the title because of the £30,000 plus raised by Mark and his customers over the past five years. Judges who picked the pub as the winner included pub landlord comedian Al Murray. Mark, who ran the London marathon in three hours 43 seconds to add £8,000 to the charity total, now plans to put the £1,000 prize money towards a charity event at the pub to raise more funds for causes close to his heart, including Children With Cancer UK and Bob’s chosen charity The Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund, a small UK charity which aims to fight poverty in Uganda through education.

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for the indoor season and also plans the 2017 Bourne End & Cookham Probus Club Bourne End & Cookham Rotary Club season. We welcome new players: ring 01494 673859 or email [email protected] By John Daymond By John Dunsterville

In August we were given a very interesting talk by Our Rotary club has two main functions: to raise Little Marlow & Well End WI W/Cdr Mike Whitehouse on 617 Squadron – funds and to use those funds for the benefit of the By Judy Wilson Dambusters and afterwards. 617 squadron was community and projects abroad, but all done in formed at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire in 1943 for good spirit and fellowship. Each member club At our Annual Show in August nine classes ranged the specific task of destroying the Mohne, Eder and brings their own expertise and experience to serve from cookery and craft to photography and poetry. Sorpe dams providing power to the Ruhr industrial a common purpose. Our two judges, Betty Furner and Sue Norton, were region of Germany. The raid took place on May 17 For example we were approached by Naomi complimentary when, after judging, they talked when both the Mohne and Eder dams were Riches to help with her amazing Thames Rowing about the entries and explained their decisions. It destroyed by the ‘Bouncing Bombs’ invented by Challenge on September 18. No problem – with two was a close-run competi tion for the overall winner Barnes Wallis.O f the 12 aircraft despatched, only rowing champs among our members, local links who was Carole Kirkland. five returned. and club members ready to pitch in, a fun afternoon Our Summer outing was a boat-trip and In November 1943 W/Cdr Leonard Cheshire took was assured. Naomi raised funds for ‘In Vision’ for ploughman’s lunch on the River Thames starting at over as CO and developed a special target marking sufferers of Nystagmus, a dreadful sight condition. Runnymede, followed by an afternoon visit to The technique using flares dropped from Mosquito Our club has voted on our two main charities for Savill Gardens on what seemed like the hottest day aircraft and later Mustang fighters. Other 617 this year, Rennie Groves Hospice and Air of the year. A delicious cream tea set us on our way successes included assisting in sinking the German Ambulance. If you have a cause to champion or home after a very pleasant and leisurely outing. battleship Tirpitz in a Norwegian fjord.On D-Day the want to improve the lives of those around you, do At our September meeting we heard about the squadron dropped large quantities of metallic strips, call Maureen on 01628 850595, or see our website highs and lows of writing and publishing from a to confuse the German radar into believing the to find out more: www.beac-rotary.org.uk and local author, Geoffrey Gudgion. Our October allied landings were miles away from the actual site. www.facebook.com/beacrotary speaker will tell us how he has spent 40 years At our July meeting Richard Poad gave a catching smugglers. Visitors are always welcome fascinating talk entitled Maidenhead and the Movies Inner Wheel Club at our meetings in the Little Marlow Cricket Pavilion on films produced at Bray Studios, with famous at 2pm on the first Tuesday of the month. Call Judy stars such as Joan Crawford and James Mason. By Diana Hyde Wilson 01494 438380 The Hammer Horror Movies were all produced at Did you know that ‘J Lyons’ developed the first Bray as well as the classic Kind Hearts and Bourne End WI Coronets. Maidenhead Town Hall was used as the computer called LEO in 1951? Neville Lyons, a hospital in the ‘Carry On’ films. Some of the great nephew of the famous entrepreneur who By Kath Acres Thunderbird shorts were made at Bray Studios and started the ‘J Lyons Tea Rooms’, enthralled members and friends with many such revelations. In September we enjoyed a talk on Writing and they are well known for some of the special eff ects Other Lunacies from author Geoffrey Gudgion. in 007 movies. More than 100 ladies then enjoyed dainty sandwiches and a cream tea. President Libby We had a fantastic trip to London to visit Anyone who would like to join our Probus Club Westminster Cathedral followed by a tour of should contact Brian Print on 01628 523739. presented member Ann Bown with a beautiful bowl on the occasion of her special birthday. Buckingham Palace and the chance to see a Our September meeting was a fun-filled social display of the Queen’s f rocks. All WI members Bourne End and Wooburn WI evening, after discussions about possible future know that if you get lost you should ask a By Janet Spill events to be held this autumn and winter. policeman for directions so it was very lucky that the head of London’s Metropolitan Police, Sir In July we welcomed Ken and June Brazier from Glory Mills Bowls Club Bernard Hogan-Howe, was on hand to help two of the Mercy Ships charity, whose large floating our ladies find Buckingham Palace! hospital gives free medical care to some of the By John Palfreyman We entered the WI craft competition at the Bucks world's poorest people. County Show for the first time and were delighted For our outing to Waterperry Gardens at the end of One of the highlights of our season is the annual to come fourth among stiff competition. July, 29 members went along for an enjoyable visit fixture against the Bucks Vice Presidents, an Our next big event is a Ladies Fashion Show and with good weather. occasion when Glory Mill fields 16 players (4 rinks) Pop Up Shop on Friday November 11 at 7pm at the For our September meeting the talk was Tales with two bowls per player. In the previous year we community centre featuring well known high street from the Kitchen by Dru Ellis about the role of also had a fixture against the Bucks Presidents for brands with at least 50 percent off. Tickets (£5) women from 1900. The October meeting will be our the first time in a decade, but unfortunately could from the library and the community centre or AGM. not arrange a return fixture this year. contact [email protected], 01628 531521. Visitors and prospective members are most The club has had a wonderful season during 2016 At our meeting on October 6 at St Dunstan’s welcome to attend our meetings on the second and is already looking forward to the indoor season Church Hall at 7.30pm, Andy Thomas will reveal Monday of the month at 2pm in St Dunstan's in High Wycombe where it normally enters three to The Crop Circle Mystery. Visitors are always Church Hall. four teams. Also in the near future the end-of- welcome and we have a short waiting list for new season meeting will be held when the club prepares members that you are welcome to join.

Cookham Bridge Rotary Club By Nancy Ovstedal Rotarians from Bourne End and Cookham have had two wonderful weekends with Rotarians from the tiny town of Vestnes in Fjord, Norway. In June, 33 Rotarians and partners visited Vestnes and were treated to a wonderful weekend full of mountains, fjords, good food and lots of laughter. The photograph shows Rotarians and hosts after a drive along the dramatic Trollstigen Road. The recent return visited brought 22 Norwegian visitors from Vestnes. They had a terrific time, enjoying a boat trip to Windsor, the castle, a Beatles sing-along, an English dinner party and a trip to Oxford. The weekend climaxed with a gala dinner at Winter Hill Golf Club. Paul Ovstedal from Cookham Bridge Club said: “When we first arrived in Norway, both clubs were a little nervous about meeting up, but within five minutes the air was filled with conversation and laughter. I know Norway well, but had never experienced such enthusi astic hospitality. We stayed in one anothers’ homes and enjoyed local sites and customs.”

Support your local clubs and groups 29 l-r: Jim Rolfe, Brian Garvan, Ian Challen and Bill Leftwich after the tree planting members agreeing to buy a tree from their own pockets, but others got to hear of the idea so the purchase was also supported by some long-term residents who had known Paul well, and by a few others who thought it a nice idea to enhance the approach into Chalklands. Paul was more than just a long-term Chalklands resident, he was actually born at No 84 in the house that his parents bought in 1937. The estate was developed by the local firm of A D Jameson Ltd, Arthur being one of two brothers who built extensively in the area. Henry Jameson’s business was focussed on Marlow and Flackwell Heath while Arthur built largely in and around Bourne End. Construction of Chalklands was interrupted by the war with only half of the building work completed, but work started again after the winter of 1946/7 and the estate was finished as planned. The properties comprised a mixture of semi-detached houses and detached bungalows with a fine fully detached house where members of the Jameson family lived. In the early 1970s six detached houses were added in two plots that Jameson had retained for an office and his builder’s yard. Residents who were fortunate enough to live in Chalklands alongside the Jamesons enjoyed the benefit of free maintenance of the road, verges and pavements unlike today’s residents who must maintain the estate themselves. A balance of annual subscriptions and action by enthusiastic voluntary working parties keeps the infrastructure in good shape with Residents of Chalklands and other locals who substantial improvements year on year. regularly walk through this popular estate will Arthur’s semis were originally offered at £550 – just add three noughts as PAUL have noticed the rowan tree (mountain ash) a guideline price for today. Advertisements highlighted three bedrooms, that was recently planted on the roundabout at two reception rooms, a tiled bathroom and kitchenette, hot and cold water, the northern entrance. a heated linen cupboard and fuel and cycle sheds. The tree has been planted as a tribute to Paul The plots were large, especially by today’s standards, and this has JARVIS Jarvis, the late treasurer of the Chalklands enabled owners to extend their properties in a variety of ways yet still a lifelong resident of Chalklands Residents’ Association (pictured opposite), who retain their precious off road parking. This process of home extension and died in July last year after many years of fine improvement continues to this day with only a few properties left in their service to the Chalklands community. original state. Paul’s house was one of these. Initially it was a committee initiative with Paul was born in 1942 and was one of a number of residents who have lived in Chalklands since this early period. He had two brothers who married and moved away, but Paul lived his whole life at No 84. For most of his career he worked for a local engineering firm but he had many interests including geography and history, and in particular local history. He took an active part in the community and was a founder member of the current Chalklands Residents Association when it was established in 2003. Paul was an exemplary treasurer, but he also supported the committee with incisive analysis and pertinent observations across the full range of activities especially those with a ‘legal’ dimension. Paul was well read, well mannered and good company and his wit and wisdom are sorely missed. The rowan tree planted in Paul’s memory will act as a reminder of this lovely man and a plaque will be placed by the tree once it is fully established. The tree is a Scarlet Japanese Rowan and will provide year-long colour with initially bronze leaves in Spring which turn dark green through the Summer and finally red and orange in Autumn. Sadly it was badly damaged shortly after planting, but it appears to have survived and all of us who walk or drive past it are willing it to really flourish next Spring. Written by Bill Leftwich, chairman, Chalklands Residents Association, No 82

UPDATE: A group of Chalklands volunteers made a dramatic improvement to ‘Pond Corner’ with road widening, installing new kerbstones and replacing the concrete pavement. During the course of the work they found a leak which was quickly repaired by Thames Water. Also an extra chamber, which was blocked, is now fully functional and will improve the flow of water. A great result and thanks to everyone. Classic treats Car and bike enthusiasts enjoyed a fantastic day out when the Classic Car & Bike Show took place at Hedsor Social Club this Summer. Beautifully restored or maintained cars, bikes, trikes, hotrods and vans were on display and musical entertainment and food provided to ensure everyone had fun. Here are just a few of the amazing four and two-wheel vehicles on show. The group photo, top right, shows members of the Harley Enthusiast Riders Group.

Walk the walk - Spade Oak to the Marina 31 Cherry, will discuss his new book “They Didn’t Want Women’s Aid speaker at library Bourne End to Die Virgins: Sex and Morale on the Western Soroptimist International Thames Valley have Front 1914-1918”. This will take place on Friday been supporting Wycombe Women's Aid for Community Library October 28 at 10.30am. many years and are delighted to welcome their by Inka D’Agostino, library manager On Wednesday evening, October 12 please join us speaker at their meeting in Bourne End Library Bounce and Rhyme for toddlers takes place every for a talk on “Can you eat to outsmart cancer?” at 7.30pm on Tuesday October 18. Thursday term time at 10am. Jenn y Phillips, Nutritionist, will be delivering the talk, Other local women's clubs also support WWA Little Star Musical Storytelling is held on the third tickets £5 from the library. and we would be glad to welcome their mem- Tuesday of every month at 1.30-2.15pm. Much Finally a reminder that we have something of bers to this event too. For more information loved children’s stories are brought to life with live interest for everyone at the library, from yoga, tai- contact Peggy Simson on 01628 523386, visit music, puppets, singing, instruments and chi, meditation and pranic healing to Italian classes the website www.sigbi.org/thames-valley, or movement. This is for children 0-3yrs and costs £6. and ‘Sing Your Pain Away’. email [email protected] Bourne End Junior Craft Show will be held on Computer sessions take place every Friday Saturday October 15. Entries are free of charge and morning, if interested please book your place. may be dropped off at the library on Friday October We also have some wonderful rooms for hire at 14 between 3pm and 5pm and again on the morning very reasonable rates. of the show. For further information about events or room hire Lifestyle Club meets once a month on a Friday. plea se email:[email protected] or call 0845 Our guest speaker for October, local historian Bruce 2303232 Facebook: Friends of Bourne End Library Historical walks around Bourne End New to Bourne End and wanting to explore – or a long-time resident with local history to discover? A new set of walking maps aims to take you on a historical tour of the village. The four walks, each about four miles in length, begin and end at Bourne End Library, taking you through the prettiest areas while explaining their historical significance. Roger Carter, who compiled the leaflets, says: “When moving to Bourne End a year ago I looked for village walking maps, but they were hard to find. Drawing on the marvellous Brian Wheals archive in the library, the new maps are an easy introduction to the locality and a way to explore the area.” They are available at the library, price £1 for the set (which goes to library funds).. Could you give some time either weekly or perhaps every fortnight to help with the Flackwell Heath Youth Group? We have a lovely group of Community Market focus around 20 young people aged 10 to 15 and we need more people to help our team of volunteers. We do a range of activities and so are al- Alison & Karen make a ways looking for people too who have skills to offer or demonstrate - crafty team this could be on a 'one off' basis, or more regularly. The group meets Karen and Alison have been sharing a craft stall at at the Methodist church in the village on Monday nights during term time from 7- the community market for almost a year now. 9pm. If you can help please contact us by email at [email protected] They say: “We love the friendly atmosphere and or by phone to Chris on 07540 375256. chatting with other stall holders and visitors to the market. “We make a range of items for the home and gifts for all ages.” Karen specialises in decoupage. Her products range from plant pots and garden mirrors to gift boxes, greetings cards and personalised picture frames. All these wonderful decorative items are up-cycled from ‘unwanted’ bits and pieces and customers can buy from her stock or order bespoke items. Alison specialise in cross stitching, mainly greetings cards and pictures. She says: “I also love to knit and make small knitted toys for young children and large comical clowns for decoration. Again, customers can buy from stock or have bespoke items made to order.” The run up to Christmas is their busiest time and so it is during the ‘quieter’ summer months when Christmas is the last thing on anyone’s mind that they hunt around for new ideas. The ladies would love to see you at the next community market which is on Saturday October 8 from 10-1pm in the public rooms and on the forecourt at the library in Wakeman Road. At the same time, you can try your luck at the charity tombola, enjoy refreshments and browse between 30 and 40 other stalls offering all sorts of crafts and gifts, fashions, health & beauty, plants, preserves, British cheeses, bread, local farm meat, cakes and savouries including allergen specific options. Alison Smith - Knit & Stitch Karen McNicol - K’s Crafty Paper Products For more information about the community market, go to www.beccmark.co.uk, email [email protected] or call 07989 716635

32 Support local events in the library Pickleball Club The Beacon Centre A fusion of tennis, badminton and table tennis played with paddles and a hard ball on a badminton size court with a low net. 5.45 to 7.15pm Thursdays

Lose weight for Christmas with hypnotherapy 07518 018 363 buckstherapy.com Past times... by Barrie Penfold A look back at carnivals and fairs held locally in times gone by... Seeing pictures from the various fairs in the last issue (August/September) brought back memories of previous events 1 5 around our villages: WOOBURN GREEN regularly had fairs and events on the green – not so different from today but now there’s more technology involved. BOURNE END REGATTA was a river event attracting loads of visitors and getting them into boats was absolutely necessary! A band played on the riverside and everyone with a boat used it during the regatta. CARNIVAL TIME brought floats 6 out onto the streets for a 2 procession to Jacksons Sports Field and latterly to Wooburn Park. Stalls, challenges, personalities and lots more were there for the day and especially to see Miss Bourne End presenting the prizes. CARNIVAL IN COLOUR with the last two pictures from the late 1970s. Bourne End Residents Association featured An Englishman’s Home is his Castle and the Chesham Building Society was the world’s oldest building society. It merged with the Skipton 3 7 Building Society in 2010. These carnivals were on Wooburn Park as the Jacksons site was developed. Our picture captions 1: Wooburn May Fair in 1907. It had been the site of a fair since the 1600s and this included the sale of livestock 2: Regatta day in the early 1900s. It started in 1897 when more wea lthy people had homes on the 4 8 riverside 3: Organisers of the 1909 Regatta pictured at the Quarry Hotel (now the Bounty) 4: Wooburn Carnival in the 1930s 5: Carnival parade at Station Road in the 1930s 6: Carnival on Jacksons Sports Field 7: An Englishman’s Home is his Castle 8: Chesham Building Society’s horse drawn float

34 Local history is supported by Bourne End Residents’ Association any readers are interested in helping please Community Church OUR LOCAL CHURCHES contact Sam through Everyone is welcome at our Sunday services which [email protected]. start at 10.30am (refreshments from 10am). Sunday KEEP IN TOUCH Our Friday Communion services are at The Meadows School on October 2, service and lunch at St 9, 23, 30 and November 6, 20, 27. Cores End United Reformed Church Mary’s in Glory Mill Lane On October 16 the service will be at the Chapel on Our Harvest charity is the Bethesda Eye Hospital in starting at the Green. On November 13 there will be no church Benin and we will be thinking of those who cannot midday continues to be service as we join in the Remembrance Day see the wonders of God's world and the medical very popular. Tots Praise service. Please do come along and have some free staff who work in difficult circumstances to maintain on Fridays in St Paul’s hot refreshments with us at our marquee on the and restore sight. A stained glass-effect picture Church Hall is at 9.45am. Green. window, made up of pictures from people who are Details of all events are on ‘Gather’ takes place monthly on Sunday evenings, associated with the church, will celebrate all that is our website. 7-9pm in the Chapel on the Green on October 2 and beautiful in our world. The church hall and garden in Town Lane, November 6. This is a vibrant, uplifting worship time On Saturday October Wooburn are available for bookings: where everyone is welcome. 22 a Revue at Trinity [email protected], Most of us enjoy gathering URC, High Wycombe, www.stpaulswooburn.org, or call 01628 525512. together with good friends over will include music and food and there are lots of classic comedy St Nicholas’ Church, Hedsor opportunities to do this through sketches. Tickets are available at Cores End URC. We see discipleship as key to the future of our our weekly church activities. Remembrance Service on November 13 includes Christian heritage and hold joint Bible study with St Small groups meet weekly in the traditional two minutes silence and special ways Mark’s as well as an Alpha course starting in late people’s homes for a chance of remembering those who died in two World Wars September. to chat, eat and explore the and conflicts since. A beautiful new tapestry pulpit On November 19 we look forward to our joint Christian faith more deeply. For more information, fall has been created and Beryl Britt and our Link- Advent Fair at St Mark’s contact us via www.wooburngreen.org or come Up ladies have knitted poppies to add to the display Church, Bourne End. along to a Sunday service and ask. in the church. Alongside the remembering are the Holy Communion takes If you would like to enjoy the company of others in church's prayers for peace and each Sunday the place at 9am each Sunday a friendly atmosphere, come along to our Tuesday church lights a Peace Candle to pray for peace in with the exception of the Lunch Club and enjoy tasty home-made soups, our world today. second Sunday when fresh bread from the Wooburn Bakery and delicious The church is holding a Quiet Day on Saturday Pathway, our family service, cake. It meets every Tuesday at 12.30pm at the November 26 as part of the Advent preparations. takes place. Pebbles (children’s group) meets Chapel on the Green. It’s a great way to enjoy a Regular church service is at 10.30am every every 4th Sunday as does our choir for a sung relaxed lunch and get to know others. For more Sunday with junior church and a crèche. communion, always a very lovely atmospheric information contact Dave Bitcheno on 07894 Communion service is the second Sunday in the experience. Do join us. For information contact the 143925 or [email protected] month. Rev Janet Binns 01628 523046, email Dad’s Little Steps (£2 per family including bacon Link-up club is every second Tuesday morning, [email protected] butty) runs from 10am to 11.30am on Saturday 10am to midday, and table tennis every Thursday, October 1 and November 5. This is for all Dads with 4pm to 5pm. All welcome. St Mark’s Parish Church pre-school children to meet other Dads while the We start our Autumn programme with a Sermon kids have a great time playing. St Dunstan’s Church, Bourne End series exploring various aspects of church life. We On Thursdays throughout term-time we hold Little In their ‘Awareness Month’, members of the St will grapple with what it means to worship, pray, Steps (£1 per family including drink and biscuit), 10- Vincent de Paul Society updated us about their use our gifts and talents and more. At our Bible 11.30am in the hall at the Chapel on the Green. This work to provide assistance to those in need and study group on Thursday evenings we will study toddler group is for all parents and carers of pre- appealed for more volunteers. After the Healing the gospel of Mark, please join us at 35 Blind Lane, school children. Mass at St Teresa’s in Beaconsfield, the SVP 7.45pm weekly. Finally, a reminder that children are very welcome hosted a delicious tea in the parish centre. To reach out to families, our early evening service at our Sunday services. Cash for Coins, a Taste is an informal gathering for children and scheme which converts parents and takes place every first and third St John the Baptist, Little Marlow left-over foreign currency Sunday at 4.30pm. We start with tea and cakes We had a wonderful day at the village fête and we into funds for the SVP, and finish with activities, songs and a discussion thank all those who came and stocked up on their has started again. for around 45 minutes. Pathway is on the second jams, marmalades and pickles. Together with our Many of us attended a Sunday of the month at 10.30am; another Vintage Stall we made over £800. concert of beautiful opportunity for families to worship together. The For our Harvest Festival the church will be Italian, Spanish and words of the songs and hymns are on a screen and specially decorated as usual and the congregation South American guitar music, led by world- there is an interactive talk. Family communion is at will be invited to bring their gifts up to the altar renowned guitarist, John Williams, at St Mary’s in 10.30am on all other Sundays. during the service. This will be on Sunday October 9 Old Amersham in aid of The Mae Foundation, a The Puppet Theatre at 11am followed charity which provides musical instruments and club for children aged by our Harvest teachers for refugee children on the border between eight plus is every Lunch in the Myanmar and Thailand. Tuesday at 5pm in the Cricket Pavilion. Our next charity sale will be on Saturday October hall. We are starting Tickets for this are 1, 10am-midday in the church hall. Proceeds go to to rehearse our £8 obtainable from the Kaoma Children’s Home in Zambia. Please Christmas performance, do join us for what is a fun Wendy Osborn come along if you can. way for your child to use their creative skills. 01628 525336 or Jeff Smith 07775 957090. Further details from www.achurchnearyou.com, Our service of Remembrance is Sunday St Paul’s Church & St Mary’s Church, Wooburn www.parishesofhedsorandbourneend.co.uk, the November 13 at 10.45am. The Christingle service We continue to make dresses and shorts for the Rev Janet Binns 01628 523046, and Alison Gray will be part of our All Together service on Advent children at The Walk Centre in Nakuru, Kenya. If on 01628 298022. Sunday November 27 followed by tea and cakes.

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BOURNE END (BUCKS) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Forum Players Membership costs Planning for panto...Oh yes we are! INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP over 18 years of age £5 It is good to be back into the swing of rehearsals, scripts, costumes, make-up and pulling a show together to make an entertaining pantomime for everyone. JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP under 18 years of age £5 It’s not the easiest thing to do and sadly the huge interest there used to be in FAMILY MEMBERSHIP husband/wife/children of school age £10 amateur dramatics has reduced so there are fewer people keen to come along and be part of the thrill. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP (outside the area of benefit) £5 Another slight complication has been the need to move all our costumes from ASSOCIATE FAMILY MEMBERSHIP (outside the area of benefit) £10 the backstage wardrobes as the floorboards were investigated for woodworm. SENIOR CITIZEN MEMBERSHIP £3 Now, thankfully, that is just a memory and it has given everyone the chance to clear out items we know we will no longer need. SENIOR CITIZEN FAMILY MEMBERSHIP £4 And we have a pantomime. We have two great directors in Wendy Keeble LIFE MEMBERSHIP husband/wife/children of school age £60 and Kerry Hudson (pictured here l-r). So Forum Players are in panto mode. So keep a watch out for the January SINGLE LIFE MEMBERSHIP £30 2017 dates and ring our secretary on 01628 523291 if you want to reserve a Annual subscriptions are payable on or after 1 January each year. Family membership block booking. It is "Babes In The Wood" by Damian Trasler, David Lovesy carries one vote. Associate and Junior Membership carry no vote. and Steve Clark. It is great fun for all the family APPLICATION FORM and there’s loads of Cut out and send or hand in at the community centre, audience Wakeman Road, Bourne End, Bucks SL8 5SX participation. Remember NAME...... – there’s still ADDRESS...... time to be involved...... We love a Email...... big chorus and there’s TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP...... a place for AMOUNT PAID...... YOU! COMMUNITY C E N T R E N E W S Chess The season starts with the Maidenhead friendly and the AGM as well as a first evening of friendlies. The season properly gets underway at the end of the month with the first inter- club matches. This season the Uxbridge (Hayes) second team is joining the Bucks League in the second division and Aylesbury 1 is rejoining the league in the same division. We lost four players last season so contact Roger de Coverly on 01628 486676 if you are interested in playing. Darts The Summer League is now over and done. And the good news is that the ‘B’ team not only won their league section by a convincing margin, but went on to win the final 8-3 against Green Dragon B. In the A Section our A team finished up in fourth position. By the time you read this the Winter League will be well underway, again with high hopes. At the time of going to press the captaincy of the team has not yet been decided. Mike Slade, captain for the past few years wishes to stand down to concentrate on his job as league secretary. I understand there has been a rush of volunteers to replace him. Angling Club news from the water’s edge July saw the club visit Hill Cottage Farm near Waddesdon, the most picturesque venue we fish. Condi tions seemed perfect for a good day, but unfortunately no one told the fish. Every bait option was thrown at them with little response. It's a shame the fish are not like some of our members who seem to eat all day. Terry Belcher netted three carp for 12lb 12oz followed by Tony Wing in second place with 2lb 2oz of small silver fish. The August match was totally different. We fished at West End Pool and had the first ton up bag of fish this season, with Terry putting an arm aching 112lb 12oz on the scales. Tony Colborne came second with a very respectable 50lb and our new member, Jim West, took third place with 34lb 4oz. Not put off by our July trip we are returning to Hill Cottage Farm, hopefully the outcome will be different this time. Wishing all, tight lines and bulging nets.

Our picture below shows winners from 2015 with, left to right, Robert Smith winner of Bailiffs trophy (biggest silver fish weight), Terry Belcher winner of Nine Match Shield (most points won over the season) and Anthony Coleborne, Bream Trophy and runner up (largest bream caught throughout the season) Forum Players Planning for panto...Oh yes we are! It is good to be back into the swing of rehearsals, scripts, costumes, make-up and pulling a show together to make an entertaining pantomime for everyone. It’s not the easiest thing to do and sadly the huge interest there used to be in amateur dramatics has reduced so there are fewer people keen to come along and be part of the thrill. Another slight complication has been the need to move all our costumes from the backstage wardrobes as the floorboards were investigated for woodworm. Now, thankfully, that is just a memory and it has given everyone the chance to clear out items we know we will no longer need. And we have a pantomime. We have two great directors in Wendy Keeble and Kerry Hudson (pictured here l-r). So Forum Players are in panto mode. So keep a watch out for the January 2017 dates and ring our secretary on 01628 523291 if you want to reserve a block booking. It is "Babes In The Wood" by Damian Trasler, David Lovesy and Steve Clark. It is great fun for all the family and there’s loads of CAR PARKING AT CENTRE audience Our spaces at the front of the participation. Remember centre are limited and – there’s still intended for people who are time to be involved. using the various meeting We love a halls and rooms. They are not big chorus and there’s for general parking as there is a place for space in the public car park YOU! alongside. franchise and will happen but GWR could not Geoff Plumb, with high quality photos of OUR GROUP MEMBERS give a timescale. On board ticketing machines railway activities that year. were about to be ordered from Fujitsu. On November 17, we have The Golden Age of KEEP IN TOUCH However in the London area, where Swindon – Part 3 The Collett Years with the magnetic stripes were still used by TfL, tickets Rev Canon Brian Arman. A must for all Great would retain this feature. GWR are also Western fans from the acknowledged expert on Bourne End Townswomen’s Guild working on provision for mobile and this subject. On Wednesday October 12 Colin Oakes visits contactless payments. GWR would also look Visitors are always welcome to come along to us to talk about The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of at the information provided about Permit to any of our meetings, which start at 8pm (£3 London’s Docklands. It’s a fascinating subject Travel machines, which have also been found entry). For more information see as we see so much about what is happening in inoperative on occasions at Taplow. www.mdrs.org.uk the area to make it a feature of the capital. GWR had taken on board our frequent On November 9 we are holding one of our complaints about non-checking of tickets by Bourne End Horticultural Society popular Games Afternoons. Always great fun on-board staff and had given a clear message Graham Talbot’s talk is All About Soil on and very competitive! to the Regional Retail Manager responsible Thursday October 30. Our November speaker We meet in the Target Room at the for this area to sort it out. will be Carolyn Foster who will suggest community centre on the second Wednesday in The project to allow PA announcements at Gardens to Visit Near and Far. the month at 1.30pm, ending with tea and chat Bourne End has been approved with an in- If you would like to join our friendly society around 4pm. Everyone is very welcome, turn service target of end of September. ring 01628 521482 or email up to hear the speaker if a subject interests GWR said they were proposing a £2 charge [email protected]. Everyone is you. For information ring 01628 527931. for Cookham car park be introduced but most welcome with or without gardening Cookham Parish Council would be consulted. knowledge. Bucks Family History Society Bourne End is £3.40 before 10am and £2 Sin, Sex and Probate is the title of Colin thereafter, with weekly tickets available; 1st Wooburn Scout Group Chapman’s talk on Tuesday October 11 on GWR agreed to look again at the proposed The 1st Wooburn Cub section enjoyed a camp ecclesiastical courts, law and order, justice, rates compared with Bourne End. in September and the district night hike and probate and wills. The person responsible for CIS has been sleepover. Then on November 8 our computer expert Ian asked to find out why incorrect CIS Beavers will be taking part in a 'chip shop Waller will talk about the need to keep up to information was being displayed. Contact hike', a visit to the Wycombe Swan and Booker date with all the latest news from the internet. MMPA to report further incidents so that Airfield plus loads of other fun activities. We meet in the small hall at the community these can be investigated while 'hot'. For the Scouts the autumn term will centre on the second Tuesday in the month at A fully accessible bridge at Taplow Station commence with navigation training in 7.30pm, visitors welcome. ww.bucksfhs.org.uk will be built and GWR preferred option for the preparation for the upcoming hiking and heritage bridge is for it to be found a home on orienteering season. Bourne End Flower Arrangement Society a heritage railway. We have just set up a search group to recruit a On Tuesday October 4 we welcome Rebecca GWR have again been asked to sort out the new Group Scout Leader. A full role description Tiller who will demonstrate A Walk on the Taplow notice-board an on-board train will be coming out shortly inviting applicants to Wild Side. Then on November 1 Sachiko announcements advising passengers for head up our Scout group. Pearce will demonstrate on the theme of The Bourne End on a through train to change at If your child is interested in joining our group Orient Hana Express. Maidenhead and passengers for Marlow please visit our website for more information: Demonstrations take place in the main hall at sitting on a train at Bourne End advising to wooburn.wixsite.com/wooburnscouts the community centre on the first Tuesday in change or they will end up back at the month at 8pm. Visitors are always Maidenhead. This shows the need for better welcome (small entry fee) for the evening. communication by drivers. Bourne End Video Makers Our Facebook page has ‘how to’ guides to GWR would alert staff about the mis-use of In preparation for the next round of inter-club conditioning, arranging and drying flowers so the automatic on-board announcements and competitions, work has started on a storyline visit www.facebook.com/bourneendFAS any further incidents should be reported to entry entitled 'Odyssey' - the tale ofa man and MMPA or direct to GWR by email. GWR will his dog. A full winter programme includes Marlow-Maidenhead Passengers also remind on-board staff to check that internal competitions, practical sessions, guest Association customers not disembarking at Bourne End speakers and constructive appraisals of We held discussions in July at Bourne End were made aware of the need to change trains. members' individual films. with Mark Hopwood (MD GWR) and some of GWR are hoping to pilot a “webinar” for We are keen to attract new members and as his senior staff, on a number of topics. Customer Panel – East in October. The idea is part of a recruitment campaign, we are planning In spring 2017 eight car electric trains will to have a period of time in which any a training course for new and amateur film start between Maidenhead and Paddington. customer can submit questions, comments etc makers in making good films, including the At Maidenhead station platform 5 will to GWR by this means. type of equipment that is available, basic become a through line and platform 3 filming and post-production techniques. The reversible. This work will take place during a Marlow and District Railway Society course started on September 19 in the Target Christmas 2016 possession. In July Dr David Turner from York University Room and runs each Monday until October 31. There is still a funding gap of £0.5m for gave a presentation about rail travel in the Although the course is likely to be nearing the Bourne End trackwork modification to allow a Victorian and Edwardian periods when end before this article is published, depending half hourly service. standards of comfort for ordinary passengers on the level of interest we receive we would A proposal to rebuild the Bourne End to High were not quite what we would tolerate today. consider running another course next year. Wycombe link is regarded as unrealistic given In August members visited the 7¼ inch The club continues to meet on the first and the tightness of funding at Network Rail but gauge garden and woodland railway in Thame third Wednesday of the month in the Target GWR would be happy to operate it if it and enjoyed watching and riding behind trains Room at the Bourne End Community Centre in happened. hauled by superb models of GWR locos. Wakeman Road from 7.30pm to 10pm. Visitors We pressed GWR about ticket machines at At our meeting on October 20 we have That welcome. For more information contact David Marlow and Cookham again; this is in their was the year that was 1962 by local enthusiast Jarman on 01494 712441.

38 Call into the centre or ring 01628 522604 for details of local events Wye Valley Volunteers After 30 years the local charity 1067 Trust Fund has closed. The Fund was incorporated CALENDAROFVILLAGEEVENTS in 1984 with the objective of assisting people for who help was not readily available from OCTOBER other sources. 1 Sat Open Day at Bourne End Junior Sports Club from 10.30am to 12.30pm in the Sports Over the years hundreds of local people have Hall. Go along and see what sports and activities they have on offer. Children will be been helped with grants, but recently, with able to try their hand at some activities. interest rates so low that capital was eroded, it was decided to close the charity. 1 Sat St Dunstan’s Church Charity Sale 10am-midday in the church hall. Proceeds go to the The remaining money was handed over to Kaoma Children’s Home in Zambia. Please come along if you can. Wye Valley Volunteers, a charity with similar 2 Sun Magpie's Nest antiques fair 9.30am to 3.30pm objectives, by several of the original 1067 4 Tues CentreJazz: live music from 8pm in the community centre bar. Admission £5 includes members (see photo below). raffle The donation will go towards maintenance 6 Thur Community Centre Bar Quiz starts at 8.30 pm, It’s a £1 per person, and the winning funding of the volunteer bureau which depends team gets the quiz takings from the night significantly on the generosity of individuals 7 Fri Bingo in the community centre. The fun starts at 2pm and companies. 8 Sat Bourne End Community Market 10am – 1pm in the library If anyone needs help from us, or is interested 13 Thur The centreTalks feature Angela Stratford on wine tasting. See poster page 36. in volunteering (drivers in particular are 14 Fri Bingo in the community centre. The fun starts at 2pm needed at the moment), please contact the 15 Sat Bourne End Junior Craft Show. This takes place in the library with prizes for the best Community Volunteer Office (portakabin to art awarded to winners in several categories. See page 13 for details the right of the community centre) which is 16 Sun Table top sale at the centre 9.30am to 11.30am. Call Caroline on 01628 485642 to open from 10am to midday each weekday or take part ph one 01628 521027. See our article page 14. 18 Tue Soroptimists talk at the library. Guest speaker is from Wycombe Women’s Aid. See page 32 for details 21 Fri Bingo in the community centre. The fun starts at 2pm 28 Fri Bingo in the community centre. The fun starts at 2pm 28 Fri Social dance with Barbara and David at 8pm. Good dancing in friendly company 31 Mon Halloween competition at The Walnut Tree, Bourne End. Carved pumpkins can be dropped off at the pub from Oct 28. See page 11 for details

See page 28 for various Wooburn Festival events throughout October.

NOVEMBER 1 Tues CentreJazz: live music from 8pm in the Community Centre bar. Admission £5 includes raffle 4 Fri Bingo in the community centre. The fun starts at 2pm 3 Thur Community Centre Bar Quiz starts at 8.30 pm. It’s a £1 per person, and the From left: Derek Watts (treasurer), Brian Spires winning team gets the quiz takings from the night (chairman) Douglas Fergusson (trustee and also WVV chairman) David Tracey (secretary). The other 5 Sat Sound Force Big Band entertainment at the community centre 7.30pm to trustee, Peter Yeeles, was not present. 10.30pm. Tickets £12. See poster page 36 6 Sun Magpie's Nest antiques fair 9.30am to 3.30pm 10 Thur The centreTalks feature Catherine Grigg on A Victorian Christmas. See poster Bourne End Twinning Association page 36 History was made for our association in 11 Fri Bingo in the community centre. The fun starts at 2pm August – the British weather finally defeated 11 Fri Bourne End WI are holding a ladies fashion show and pop-up shop event at our annual garden party and, due in particular the community centre at 7pm See report page 29 to the forecast for high winds, we were forced 11 Fri Bridge Supper at Pinder Hall, Cookham in aid of Earthquake Relief Fund to to ‘decamp’ into St Dunstan’s church hall. rebuild a school in Nepal 6.30pm for 7pm start. Cost per table of four £50. However, this did not spoil the afternoon for Please contact Margaret Maskell on 01628 674036 or email the 50 plus members who participated. We [email protected] were entertained by an excellent quiz provided 12 Sat Bourne End Community Market 10am – 1pm in the library by Penny Walsh and members tucked into a 13 Sun Table top sale at the centre 9.30am to 11.30am. Call Caroline on 01628 delicious afternoon tea. Now we are looking forward to our Autumn 485642 to take part Dinner at which we will enjoy a good meal 18 Fri Bingo in the community centre. The fun starts at 2pm followed by an entertaining talk entitled My 18 Fri Social dance with Barbara and David at 8pm. Good dancing in friendly family and other setbacks. company Plans are underway for our trip to Octeville- 25 Fri Bingo in the community centre. The fun starts at 2pm sur-mer next Spring, so if any of these events 26 Sat Christmas lights celebration in Wooburn Green at 4.30pm (provisional date appeal to you, ring 01628 521748 to have a when going to press). See page 3 for details chat and find out more, or see www.bebta.ukgo.com. You do not need to be The next issue of Target will cover December and January. Email able to speak French to join us, but if you wish [email protected] by Monday October 31 to get your event included in to brush up your French, there may be an the calendar. The magazine will be published on Friday November 25. opportunity to do that through us.

Please call into the centre and pay for your copy of Target 39 Target Quiz Sponsored by The Falcon Pub, Wooburn Moor Number 94 “Here’s some general knowledge” says Penny Walsh “and some not so general – have fun!” Write your answers on an envelope, add your name and address, include £1 entry fee then take it into the community centre office for a chance to win Penny’s mystery prize. All money raised goes to the community centre. The Falcon Pub 1 What is a boomsland? Watery Lane, 2 Who first swam the English Channel? Wooburn Moor, HP10 0NE 3 What is Leerdammer? 4 What is a sampan? Tel: 01628 522752 5 What is a Fallabella? 6 What is the maximum break in snooker? Monday - Quiz Night 7 What is a Maraschino? from 8.45pm 8 Where does mayonnaise come from? 9 What is a Suffolk Punch? Tuesday - (every other) Open 10 How many yards in a mile? Mic Night pop down to play, 11 What is the French equivalent to the poppy? sing or just listen 12 What is the next number in this sequence 9, 16, 25, 36, 49 ? 13 What is a Osier? Wednesday - Rib Night (cooked 14 What does RNLI stand for? to my secret recipe) 15 How many fluid ounces in a pint? 16 Who designed Marlow Bridge? Thursday - Two for one 17 Where is the Menai Strait? evening menu 18 What is Mach 1 better known as? Friday 19 Who wrote Swallows and Amazons? - Menu specials 20 Who composed the Nutcracker Suite? Saturday - Meat raffle drawn at 6.30pm, tickets on sale all week The closing date is Friday November 4 ANSWERS TO QUIZ 93 Sunday - Traditional Sunday 1 Hobart 2 Vienna 3 Athens 4 Ankara 5 Mumbai 6 Paris 7 Krakow 8 Ottowa 9 Edinburgh 10 Belfast 11 Roast 12 to 3pm Belgrade 12 Rejkavik 13 Valetta 14 Tel Aviv 15 Rome 16 Colombo 17 Stokholm 18 Lisbon 19 Brussels 20 Madrid. The winner is: Pat Kurdi, Riverside, Cores End